Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31

E ]. Bill, Dennis Ryan and 7.
Il. Kelley
Will Erect q Palatial Hotel In
Butte.
st. Paul Jobbers to Establish
Branches Here.

matured. It is now possible to give some
definite information regarding one OF the
most important OF these projects. A MINER
reporter last evening dropped into the Office
OF prominent real estate firm on Main
street, and asked permission to inspect the
ssso oselselsne thsy had just reeeixea from e..
Paul. The documents were Immediately
placed at the disposal OF the reporter. In
corporated with the design there was the
legend: "Plans for Hotel, at Butte City,
Montana, by Hodgson, Wallingford &
Stem, Architects. st. Paul, Minn." The
plans were drawn for the three noted cap
italists of st. Paul, J. J. Hill, president OF
the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba r.
R.; Dennis Ryan, and P. H. Kelly.
WHO ARE DETERMINED
that Butte will have first-class hotel, il
possible, by the time the Manitoba and
Montana Central are running regular pas
senger trains into Butte. The hotel is to
cover an area OF 1OOxlOO feet, and will
consist of four stories and basement, with
an open court in the center to light all the
interior rooms. 1t will be fre-proof
building, composed OF at one, brick and iron,
IL
who have it in hand, it will be Il very hand
some structure. The designs show a large
reading room on the first floor at the main
entrance, and an Office in the rear OF the
reading room. On the right is q large bill
lard room: on the left three commodious
sample rooms; large dining hall in the
rear, and the culinary departments, lava
tory, check room. ETC., conveniently dis
posed. The
SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH
stories are all OF the same design, each con-
tanning thirty two large chambers, with neces
sary offices, baths. and other conveniences.
Two light shafts will run from roof to base
ment. and the elevator will occupy one
corner of the court. The basement is laid
out in storerooms. engine room, laundry,
etc. The building will be heated by steam,
lighted by electricity, and furnished with
all the latest electrical and other conven
fences. The projectors have secured one
location for the hotel, but are negotiating
for several other propertiss and the exact
location will be decided upon by Mr.. Hill,
who will visit Butte for that purpose with
| in the next ten days.
PREPARATIONS FOR BUILDING
will be commenced as early as possible, and
the entire work of construction will be su.
| perintended by Michael p. Ryan, a promi
nent builder of St. Paul. 1t is not surpris
| ing that the undertaking OF supplying Butte
with O. first class hotel should be taken in
hard by Mr.. Hill and his colleagues. The
business man WHO 7isies m this ctttv tahesecn
spicuous inadequacy OF the hotel accommo'
dations. The matter has for years been
a common topic OF conversation among all
| the commercial travellers who have visited
Montana, and it is well known in every
wholesale house in St. Paul that the drum
mers get through their business in Butte az
fast as possible so AZ to spend more tim:
in those towns that have hotels in accord
ance with their metropolitan ideas.
| THE RAILROAD MAGNATEs
look upon good hotel as one OF the firs
requisites in every town reached by thel
lines. and where local capitalists will no
take the matter in hand with sutt1clen
promptness, the railroad people will. Wit
ness the magnificent hotel built by tn
Northern Pacific at Tacoma, that has con
tributed so much to the prosperity OF tha
c1tv and added largely to the passenge
traffic of the railroad; also the fine hotel
built by that company at Wallula, Spo
kane Falls, Heron, Livingston, Glendlve
Mandan, Bismarck, Fargo and elsewhere
The Manitoba is going largely into the no
tel business. too, having built several II
Dakota and Minnesota, and Mr.. Hill ha
money invested in one OF the largest hotel
in Montana-at Great Falls. These hotel
have a much larger influence on
J THE PASSENGER TRAFFIC
kbo do tho n m
be generally supposed, and hence the raj
road companies insist upon having then
The beneficial effect Of good hotel upo
, the town where it is located, canEst 3
!, oyer-estimated When eastern capitalist
, find that they can linger IN Butte, SUI
rounded by the luxuries to which they al
, accustomed, they will come much more ire
ouently, stay longer, and invest MOI
money in developing the resources OF tn
surrounding country. The several loci
hotel projects mentioned in these column
J will not be allowed to suhside because NJ
l Hill and his friends are going to supply or
, hotel, That hotel will fall very lar shol
Of accommoda ting the great surge OF visi
: ors that willrush into this city next spfiD
and continue to come,
IN INCREASING NUMBERS.
with the various railroads that are abou
+ to enter Butte. 1t will soon be prove
e that, while Helena supplies custom fo
i four large hotels, and hall Il dozen fairl
O good ones, Butte will have business Il
fw;ce that number: The sfrst large hot
that is open for business will simply den
}. onstrate the necessity for more. and lfioc
g CAPITALISTS do not supply the demand, ou
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